Posted on 10/03/2023 6:17:19 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
Donald Trump praised Judge Arthur Engoron for a "very fair" ruling at the end of the first day of his New York fraud trial Monday, which, according to the former president, means that "80% of this case would be over."
At issue was the New York Attorney General Letitia James's office calling of Mazars accountant Donald Bender as a witness about valuations used for Trump Organization's tax returns in 2011. However, it fell outside of the statute of limitations for fraud that occurred only to 2014.
"I trust that you can relate the 2011 documents to something that happened later," Engoron told prosecutors. "Or this has all been a waste of time."
Trump, hours after excoriating Engoron on the steps of the courthouse during a lunch break, had high praise for Engoron, saying, "the last five minutes was outstanding."
"The judge's last statement was very fair," Trump said to waiting cameras outside the courtroom. "The way I interpret that ... the statute of limitations is a very real thing in this country, and that would mean 80 percent of this case would be over."
Trump added that 80% of the case happened prior to 2011.
"But this was a big, big – I say surprise – but it was a great credit to the court that the judge was willing to do this, sort of overruled himself, and I greatly respect that," Trump said.
Just hours earlier, Trump called Engoron "an operative" who should be disbarred."
This is a judge that should be out of office," Trump said. "This is a judge that some people say could be charged criminally for what he's doing. He's interfering with an election, and it's a disgrace."
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When Trump is wrong, he admits he’s wrong.
He gave credit where credit was due.
More like getting called out loudly to the press made the jerk decide to adhere to the appellate court decision from June. 🙄
Trump is brining the heat. Engoron is afraid that his verdict will be overthrown and that he will be sanctioned for judicial misconduct.
I laughed when he lambasted the NY AG and DAs....I cringed when he stated the obvious about he judge.
80 % is not 100% and this Judge already made some really bad rulings remember last fri
That was not the point I was trying to make.
I think this circus should have been stopped before it got this far.
I just was commenting on Trump saying a positive comment about the judge. The judge did make one good ruling (so far) and Trump said so. Let’s hope there are more.
The DA should be sanctioned by the court and thrown out of office. She dug up cases from before 2011? And this is all she could find?? And she was too stupid to know sculpture of limitations had run out???
Even if he’s correct (he’s not a lawyer) Rat Party Headquarters will do everything it can to ensure that the remaining 20% bankrupts DJT.
might be the dumbest case i ever saw...since when did judges decide the value of properties?...then hes waving and smiling at the cameras. This will be overturned appeal if Trump org loses...
The Judge is still a political hack and a fraud, but then he’s a ‘Rat.
This.
Yes,if the judge has,in fact,made a legal ruling that helps DJT then he should be given credit. Unless I’m mistaken a judge in a case like this has the authority to throw it all out. That would be outstanding...egg all of the face of that Maoist whore James.
His verdict will be overthrown...
This case is a joke.
You lied about the value of your property because I have some appraisal by someone who doesn’t match yours...
Throw it all out (There is no actual ‘victim’ of fraud) and sanction the prosecutor!!! she should be in jail for this.
Give her the Nifong treatment.
yes...Hannity showed how EMPTY LOTS right down the street from Mar-a-Lago are going for 150-200 million..EMPTY!!...side note...Palm Island just tore down Al Capones mansion, and the value of the property actually doubled to 75 million.
Was Geraldo there?
Hannity showed all her campaign ads from 2018...her vowing to take down Trump....cant believe this hasn’t been tossed.
they found him encased in a vault...screaming like a woman about the “poor babies” from hurricane katrina....openly sobbing.
“When Trump is wrong, he admits he’s wrong.”
Shouldn’t his lawyers have realized that some of the “crimes” would be unprosecutable because of the statute of limitations?
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